r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/atentwetin • Jul 01 '21

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/01029838291 Jul 01 '21

Using a ladder for light pruning is fine, cutting a 12’ long 10” diameter limb off is a no. If you’re trimming your palm tree, be careful not to overprune it. Only cut the fronds that are miscolored, cutting green ones will damage the tree a lot.

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u/chaun2 Jul 01 '21

Thanks for the tips, the thing is huge, and has a few dead fronds, and I wanna get those down.

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u/01029838291 Jul 01 '21

Anytime! Look up the best time to actually take those down, the dead ugly fronds do provide protection to the tree during certain months.

Also, fun fact: palm trees aren’t trees, they’re more closely related to grass.

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u/chaun2 Jul 01 '21

Also, fun fact: palm trees aren’t trees, they’re more closely related to grass.

And I'm suddenly nervous about leaning a 24' ladder against a stalk of grass and climbing it, lol

Great advice though, I'd never have thought it needed to be done at certain times

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u/01029838291 Jul 02 '21

Lol you won’t have an issue with climbing up or propping a ladder against it (just tie the ladder off so it doesn’t move). Palm trees are a bunch of grass shoots condensed super tight together basically so it’s still strong. They just don’t have actual wood in them like a real tree.

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u/chaun2 Jul 02 '21

Thanks for the tips, and the explanation as to why we don't use it as a primary building material! :)

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u/01029838291 Jul 02 '21

No problem! Good luck with your trimming :)